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Tianshan Mountains
Deep in the arid continental interior, a miracle of spruce forests clings to mountain slopes thousands of kilometers from any ocean — a high-altitude green reservoir suspended in the desert.
Prefecture: Bortala
Province: XinjiangSnowy Tianshan peaks rise above spruce-covered slopes and a green meadow threaded by a clear mountain stream.
Vista4
- Mount Tomur Schrenk Spruce Virgin Forest
Beneath Tomur, the highest summit of the Tianshan, vast pure stands of Schrenk spruce act as a green alpine reservoir deep in arid Central Asia.
- Tianshan Tianchi Moraine Lake
Halfway up Bogda Peak lies this ancient glacier-dammed lake, ringed by spruce and mirroring snow peaks, a fabled Jade Pool of the immortals.
- Nalati Sky Meadow Alpine Pasture
Often listed among the world's great alpine valley grasslands, Nalati has seen Kazakh herders follow water and grass across its pastures for a thousand years.
- Xinyuan Tianshan Wild Fruit Forest
Ancient relict wild apples and apricots fill this primeval forest, a gene bank holding the wild ancestors of the world's cultivated apple.
Han1
- Xijun and Jieyou Marry into Wusun105–101 BCE
From 105 to 101 BCE, Princesses Xijun and Jieyou successively married into Wusun, forming a Han–Wusun marriage alliance.
Qing1
- Mingliang Names Tianshan Tianchi1783 CE, Qing
In 1783, Urumqi governor Mingliang recorded the name Tianchi in his inscription on the mountain's water-channel works.
Modern1
- Xinjiang Tianshan Inscribed as World Heritage2013 CE
In 2013, the four-component Xinjiang Tianshan property—Tomur, Kalajun-Kuerdening, Bayinbuluke, and Bogda—was inscribed on the World Heritage List.